The Blues Train was founded by Hugo T. Armstrong in 1994 and is operated in partnership with Bay City Events and the Bellarine Railway as an homage to the history of the blues musicians playing on the Mississippi freight trains. The Blues Train travels along 16 km of railway between the towns of Queenscliff and Drysdale with an intermediate stop at Suma Park, on the Bellarine Peninsula and the passengers rotate in order to see all performers.
History
The Blues Train began operating in 1993 with one or two services a year and now operates approximately forty times a year on Saturday evenings between October and May, with occasional Fridays in December.
The Blues Train has hosted a range of blues acts including Chris Wilson (Australian musician), Jimi Hocking, Claude Hay, Ezra Lee (musician) and others. The train was nominated for a 2020 Music Victoria Award.
See also
List of blues festivals
References
External links
Music festivals established in 1993
Tourist railways in Victoria (state) Heritage railways in Australia Blues festivals in Australia Folk festivals in Australia Bellarine Peninsula 1993 establishments in Australia Music festivals in Victoria (state)